Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets
Background Nearly half of active duty Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers report experiencing current chronic pain (43%; i.e. pain lasting longer than 3 months). Most RCMP officers who report chronic pain indicate that the pain started after working as RCMP officers (91%). Baseline data on...
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| author | Robyn E. Shields Taylor A. Teckchandani Katie L. Andrews Billea Ahlgrim Danielle M. Caissie Chet C. Hembroff Jolan Nisbet Gordon J. G. Asmundson Gregory P. Krätzig R. Nicholas Carleton |
| author_facet | Robyn E. Shields Taylor A. Teckchandani Katie L. Andrews Billea Ahlgrim Danielle M. Caissie Chet C. Hembroff Jolan Nisbet Gordon J. G. Asmundson Gregory P. Krätzig R. Nicholas Carleton |
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| description | Background Nearly half of active duty Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers report experiencing current chronic pain (43%; i.e. pain lasting longer than 3 months). Most RCMP officers who report chronic pain indicate that the pain started after working as RCMP officers (91%). Baseline data on chronic pain prevalence among RCMP cadets has not been available.Aims The current study was designed to provide cross-sectional estimates of chronic pain prevalence among RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program and to assess for sociodemographic differences among participants.Methods The RCMP Study uses a longitudinal prospective sequential experimental cohort design to create a clustered randomized trial that engages individual participants for 5.5 years. The current article provides cross-sectional associations between chronic pain prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics. Participants were RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (n = 770). Location, intensity (on a 0–10 scale and days per week experienced), and duration (number of months) of chronic pain were reported. Differences across sociodemographic characteristics were examined.Results Few RCMP cadets reported experiencing chronic pain (10%); lower back pain was rated as the most severe in terms of intensity and duration and second most frequently reported in number of days experienced per week. Prevalence of chronic pain was lower among RCMP cadets than among RCMP officers.Conclusions Chronic pain prevalence among active duty RCMP officers may result from or be moderated by operational duties, as well as routine aging. Future researchers could examine ways to mitigate chronic pain development during RCMP officer careers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-baa70ab8eea243568c34f4be25a5e4ca2025-08-20T02:36:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCanadian Journal of Pain2474-05272024-12-018110.1080/24740527.2024.2354394Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadetsRobyn E. Shields0Taylor A. Teckchandani1Katie L. Andrews2Billea Ahlgrim3Danielle M. Caissie4Chet C. Hembroff5Jolan Nisbet6Gordon J. G. Asmundson7Gregory P. Krätzig8R. Nicholas Carleton9Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment–Institut Canadien de recherché et de traitement en sécurité publique (CIPSRT-ICRTSP), Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment–Institut Canadien de recherché et de traitement en sécurité publique (CIPSRT-ICRTSP), Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment–Institut Canadien de recherché et de traitement en sécurité publique (CIPSRT-ICRTSP), Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment–Institut Canadien de recherché et de traitement en sécurité publique (CIPSRT-ICRTSP), Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaAnxiety and Illness Behaviours Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment–Institut Canadien de recherché et de traitement en sécurité publique (CIPSRT-ICRTSP), Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaBackground Nearly half of active duty Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers report experiencing current chronic pain (43%; i.e. pain lasting longer than 3 months). Most RCMP officers who report chronic pain indicate that the pain started after working as RCMP officers (91%). Baseline data on chronic pain prevalence among RCMP cadets has not been available.Aims The current study was designed to provide cross-sectional estimates of chronic pain prevalence among RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program and to assess for sociodemographic differences among participants.Methods The RCMP Study uses a longitudinal prospective sequential experimental cohort design to create a clustered randomized trial that engages individual participants for 5.5 years. The current article provides cross-sectional associations between chronic pain prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics. Participants were RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (n = 770). Location, intensity (on a 0–10 scale and days per week experienced), and duration (number of months) of chronic pain were reported. Differences across sociodemographic characteristics were examined.Results Few RCMP cadets reported experiencing chronic pain (10%); lower back pain was rated as the most severe in terms of intensity and duration and second most frequently reported in number of days experienced per week. Prevalence of chronic pain was lower among RCMP cadets than among RCMP officers.Conclusions Chronic pain prevalence among active duty RCMP officers may result from or be moderated by operational duties, as well as routine aging. Future researchers could examine ways to mitigate chronic pain development during RCMP officer careers.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24740527.2024.2354394Chronic painRCMP cadetsRCMP officerslow back painprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Robyn E. Shields Taylor A. Teckchandani Katie L. Andrews Billea Ahlgrim Danielle M. Caissie Chet C. Hembroff Jolan Nisbet Gordon J. G. Asmundson Gregory P. Krätzig R. Nicholas Carleton Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets Canadian Journal of Pain Chronic pain RCMP cadets RCMP officers low back pain prevalence |
| title | Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets |
| title_full | Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets |
| title_short | Prevalence of current chronic pain in Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets |
| title_sort | prevalence of current chronic pain in royal canadian mounted police cadets |
| topic | Chronic pain RCMP cadets RCMP officers low back pain prevalence |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24740527.2024.2354394 |
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